UNITED States President Donald Trump is an erratic person who has an insatiable hunger for power and prestige. If Barack Obama could win a Nobel Peace Prize, that is reason enough for Trump to go to any length to emulate the feat. In his desperation, he is ‘spreading’ global peace with destructive wars. Only someone so seriously erratic can imagine doing that.

He recently made the whole world watch a 12-day war drama in the Middle Eastern theatre. I say ‘drama’ because America’s Operation Midnight Hammer, aimed at eliminating Iran’s three nuclear sites, was nothing but a face-saving exercise by Trump. It was at best the appeasement of the Jewish lobby, the powerful god-father effectively ruling the American foreign policy.

To make matters worse, the operation quite badly failed to achieve its strategic objective. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) website says Iran had only suffered ‘collateral and infra-

structural damage’, showing no signs of emissions of nuclear radiations. Much to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad’s nightmare, the Iranian government is still standing on its feet; undefeated.

Further, how about the unholy mission of bringing about a ‘regime change’ in Iran? What should one say about Trump’s ‘nation-building’ project of ‘making Iran great again’ by installing pro-American puppet Pahlavi dynasty? To top it all, what about Trump’s threatening statements directly addressed to the Iranian supreme leader? Trump’s bark is definitely worse than his bite.

And, after beating war drums at the tune of genocidal Israeli government, Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize. To him, permanent peace is a coward’s dream. To him, war is a weapon, the only way to bring adversaries to their knees. To him, chaos is not a crime, but a convenient choice to secure cold peace and fragile ceasefires. To him, diplomacy and dialogue are mere means to an end: deception.

Put your hand on your heart, and ask yourself: who to blame for such humani-tarian tragedies, transforming the Middle East into a killing field? How come war criminals and warmongers deserve to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Arshad Ali
Gambat

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2025